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Red Sox: 3 players we can’t believe Chaim Bloom didn’t trade

By Noah Yingling

BOSTON, MA - JULY 5: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox runs after hitting a double during the fifth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 5, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - JULY 5: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox runs after hitting a double during the fifth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 5, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 6: Nathan Eovaldi #17 of the Boston Red Sox throws in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 6, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

2. Starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi

The Red Sox have had a lot of struggles in the starting rotation with both effectiveness and with injuries. Nathan Eovaldi has had some struggles with that this year as well but he still could have been a very effective pitcher for a playoff contender down the stretch while the Red Sox could have received some prospects.

Eovaldi, 32, has only made 17 starts on the season and a 4.23 ERA. He has a 101 ERA+, a 1.228 WHIP, and an average of 1.5 walks and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. For an acquiring team, the control would have been something that would have been of particular interest. In 2021, his 1.7 BB/9 rate was the best in the majors among any starting pitcher. It’s part of the reason why he was an All-Star and came in fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting in 2021.

After this season, he will be a free agent but Eovaldi could have been the middle- to top-of-the-rotation kind of arm that a few teams desperately need. Instead, he’ll be in Boston.

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